ctenoid

Updated: August 15, 2026

I did both eagerly, and acquired a considerable knowledge of the literature of ichthyology, becoming especially interested in the system of classification, then most imperfect. I tried to follow Agassiz's scheme of division into the order of ctenoids and ganoids, with the result that I found one of my species of side-swimmers had cycloid scales on one side and ctenoid on the other.

Lane Cooper - Louis Agassiz as a Teacher; illustrative extracts on his method of instruction